The details of the plea agreement between Transocean and the US Justice Department are not final, but it looks as though the Swiss company will be shelling out $1.5 billion for its role in the Gulf oil spill.

A former Enbridge employee says he was told to cover up the extent of the Kalamazoo River tar sands pipeline spill. When he refused and tried to publicize it, Enbridge harassed, threatened and defamed him.